Farmers on Monday launched an indefinite dharna under the aegis of the Karnataka Raita Sena demanding minimum support price (MSP) for crops here. Mr. Sobaradmath demanded that the government take steps and announce minimum support price for crops to protect farmers from the clutches of traders and merchants. The Centre has announced minimum support price for six crops — green gram ₹ 6,975, cotton ₹ 5,450, black gram ₹ 5,600, maize ₹ 1,700, wheat ₹ 1,840 and Bengal gram ₹ 4,620. Therefore, the State government should announce additional support price over the minimum support price announced by the Union government, he said. The minimum support price should be ₹ 3,570 per quintal for jowar, ₹ 7,650 for sunflower and ₹ 8,000 for safflower seeds, he added.

Source: The Hindu January 27, 2020 16:30 UTC